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Toronto Police Are Looking For A Man With A Machete & He Was Wearing A 'Horror Movie' Mask

At least one person was injured.

A Toronto police car on a road.

A Toronto police car.

Senior Writer

Toronto police are searching for a man who was seen wearing a "horror movie" ski mask and carrying a machete on Monday.

Police say one person was sent to the hospital after the suspect was spotted in the Bathurst Street and Finch Avenue West area.

Why you should care: Toronto police say one person was sent to hospital with non-life threatening injuries following reports of a man being spotted in the area with a machete on Monday afternoon around 3:30 p.m.

There were reports of a second victim, but police said they had not been located.

Northview Heights Secondary School was placed on lockdown following the incident, but it was later lifted.

What they're saying: Toronto police told Narcity in an email that as of Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. EST, the man they were looking for "remains outstanding."

Police described the suspect as approximately 5'4 tall, with a thin build, black dreads, wearing all black clothing, black toque, white gloves, white backpack, white runners with yellow accents and carrying a machete in his right hand.

He was also wearing a white "horror movie" ski mask.

ICYMI: Police released the information in a series of tweets on Monday afternoon.

They are asking people to stay out of the area and for anyone with information about the incident to contact police at 416-808-3200.

This article's cover image was used for illustrative purposes only.

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      Asymina Kantorowicz (she/her) was a Senior Writer for Narcity Media. She has worked at Yahoo Canada, CTV News Vancouver Island, CTV News Channel, and CHCH News. Over the past eight years, she took on various newsroom roles and helped produce award-winning newscasts. Loving the fast-paced environment of any newsroom, she helped cover stories like the 2016 royal visit to Victoria, the 2019 B.C. manhunt, and provincial elections. She had an MA in journalism and a BA in media from Western University. She moved from Toronto to Victoria a few years ago and loved being close to the ocean.

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